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It happens. Be the adult - no need to burden them with YOUR problems, as the parent of an adult child, you should have worked out most of them way before that time. And as the adult kid, they should be indepedent enough to live a life separate from you.

My child is 19 and that is how it seems at times. She goes so far with her independance, but then it seems like she comes running back to the nest when she thinks she has gone to far. Part of me wants her to stay, but then a bigger part of me wants her to get out there on her own.

No I am so blessed to have children that want a relationship with me. I talk with my sons a lot. My DIL and I chat every couple days. My younger single one and I talk or text every couple days.I meet up with my younger son for dinner, to go shopping and when he comes to town meet him for drinks which he pays for !! My older son works, goes to school and is in the Nat gaurd. he still takes time to call and we skype.

by Anonymous 1 - Original Poster
on Dec. 18, 2012 at 8:53 AM

Sorry guys. My MIL is using my phone to do this but its too fancy for her lol. She still has a flip phone and this is her first time on CM. She has some comments and questions but asked me to type them out.

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